[momtothree]

“... they were charged a wad of cash while held at gunpoint..”

Lochte’s behavior may have been “frat boyish” and I’m not defending that part; however, a “private security guard” holding a gun and taking money is armed robbery. No different IMHO is if I ran a stop sign (behavior is wrong) but a cop held a gun towards me and demanded money... then let me go on my way.

[Ancesthntr]

Oh, no - it was NOT armed robbery, nosiree!

The security guard/off-duty cop simply held the gun on him. In an utterly unrelated event, Lochte decided to generously give said security guard/off-duty cop the contents of his wallet.

What’s the problem here? :>)

[DiogenesLamp]

Lochte’s behavior may have been “frat boyish” and I’m not defending that part; however, a “private security guard” holding a gun and taking money is armed robbery. No different IMHO is if I ran a stop sign (behavior is wrong) but a cop held a gun towards me and demanded money... then let me go on my way.

And do not forget it was $400.00! Well beyond any reasonable cost of the damages *THEY ALLEGED.* (damages which were subsequently demonstrated to be false.)

This was robbery, plain and simple.